See also:

• GOPHER (Testudo polyphemus)

GOPHER (Testudo See also:

• POLYPHEMUS

polyphemus)  , the only living representative on the See also:

• NORTH
• NORTH, BARONS
• NORTH, MARIANNE (1830—1890)
• NORTH, ROGER (1653-1734)
• NORTH, SIR THOMAS (1535?-16o1?)

North See also:

• AMERICAN

American See also:

• CONTINENT (from Lat. continere, "to hold together "; hence " connected," " continuous ")

continent of the genus Testudo of the See also:

• FAMILY

family Testudinidae or See also:

• LAND

land tortoises; it occurs in the See also:

• SOUTH
• SOUTH, ROBERT (1634–1716)

south-eastern parts of the See also:

• UNITED

United States, from See also:

• FLORIDA

Florida in the south to the See also:

• RIVER

river See also:

• SAVANNAH

Savannah in the north . Its See also:

• CARAPACE (a Fr. word, from the Span. carapacho, a shield or armour)

carapace, which is oblong and remarkably compressed, See also:

• MEASURES

measures from 12-18 in. in extreme length, the See also:

• SHIELDS, JAMES (181b-1879)

shields which See also:

• COVER (from the Fr. convert, from couvrir, to cover, Lat. cooperire)

cover it being grooved, and of a yellow-See also:

• BROWN
• BROWN, CHARLES BROCKDEN (1771-181o)
• BROWN, FORD MADOX (1821-1893)
• BROWN, FRANCIS (1849- )
• BROWN, GEORGE (1818-188o)
• BROWN, HENRY KIRKE (1814-1886)
• BROWN, JACOB (1775–1828)
• BROWN, JOHN (1715–1766)
• BROWN, JOHN (1722-1787)
• BROWN, JOHN (1735–1788)
• BROWN, JOHN (1784–1858)
• BROWN, JOHN (1800-1859)
• BROWN, JOHN (1810—1882)
• BROWN, JOHN GEORGE (1831— )
• BROWN, ROBERT (1773-1858)
• BROWN, SAMUEL MORISON (1817—1856)
• BROWN, SIR GEORGE (1790-1865)
• BROWN, SIR JOHN (1816-1896)
• BROWN, SIR WILLIAM, BART
• BROWN, THOMAS (1663-1704)
• BROWN, THOMAS (1778-1820)
• BROWN, THOMAS EDWARD (1830-1897)
• BROWN, WILLIAM LAURENCE (1755–1830)

brown See also:

• COLOUR (Lat. color, connected with celare, to hide, the root meaning, therefore, being that of a covering)

colour . It is characterized by the shape of the front See also:

• LOBE

lobe of'the plastron, which is See also:

• BENT
• BENT (E1. BENI)
• BENT, JAMES THEODORE (1852–1897)

bent upwards and extends beyond the carapace . The See also:

• GOPHER (Testudo polyphemus)

gopher abounds chiefly in the forests, but occasionally visits the open plains, where it does See also:

• GREAT

great damage, especially to the See also:

• POTATO
• POTATO (Solanum tuberosum)

potato crops, on which it feeds . It is a nocturnal See also:

• ANIMAL
• ANIMAL (Lat. animalis, from anima, breath, soul)

animal, remaining concealed by See also:

• DAY (O. Eng. dreg, Ger. Tag; according to the New English Dictionary, " in no way related to the Lat. dies")
• DAY, JOHN (1574-1640?)
• DAY, THOMAS (1748-1789)

day in its deep burrow, and coming forth at See also:

• NIGHT

night to feed . The eggs, five in number, almostround and 11 in. in See also:

• DIAMETER (from the Cr. &a, through, µErpov, measure)

diameter, are laid in a See also:

• SEPARATE

separate cavity near the entrance . The flesh of the gopher or mungofa, as it is also called, is considered excellent eating . The name " gopher " is more commonly applied to certain small rodent mammals, particularly the See also:

• POCKET

pocket-gopher .